Azerbaijan and Iran are two neighboring countries that have had long-standing relations, and today they continue to improve mutual ties. In this context, the two states have established the Joint Working Group on Military Cooperation between the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry and Iran’s Ministry of Defense and Armed Forces Logistics, and its first meeting was held in Baku on October 24.

High-ranking officials of Azerbaijan and the Islamic Republic of Iran discussed the expansion of bilateral relations in various economic spheres within the official visit of the Iranian delegation led by country's Communication and Information Technology minister Mahmoud Vaezi.